The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-26
SdfI AT MAsSILLON.
Several Barrels Pumped Out Of the Gas
Well Monday.
The OH Thought 70 be LubriOating and
win bs Tested--VOlume Of Gas In
oroasing.ns the Drill Slowly
Sinks Deeper.
The gas committee met Monday morn

The gas committee met Monday morn
at gas we'll No 3. on the WelkeE
vvu Em, and after consultation decided
Ma drill deeper and not torpedo the we'll.
The machinery was put ia motion, and
Ahe drilling was done carefully and
IlOWly. only a short distance being
,1c17irilIed at time. The force OF the gas
Skept steadily increasing until the blaze
was thrown ten feet high. AT five
o'clock in the afternoon, when the well
had reached che depth of six hundred
and seventy five feet. it was decided to
Quit for the day, and the work OF pump
ing the well was begun.
The frat pump full brought up. to tie
great surprise Of those present, was not
water but oil. Several barrels OF oil
were taken out and considerable was
carried away In jugs and bottles by
spectators who seemed to be as numer-
Gus after the news reched town rs last
Saturday when the announcement Was
made that gas had been struck.
The oil is Of dark green color and is
thought by experts, who have had ex.
perience In the gas and oil regions OF
Pennsylvania, to be lubri0ating oil.
The. oil will be tested and II 1t turns out
20 be only Illuminating Oil 1t is thought
Il will prove far better than that found
sc Lima, and that sold by the Standard
OIL Company from. the. Pennsylvania re-
gl0ns.
Tonight the gas Is blazing ten feet
above the derrick. The last seven feet
drilled was In sand stone with strong
Indications Of salt water. Work will be
rusumed to-day and the hole sunk
deeper.
Tuesday morning when the drillerS
resumed work at gas well No. 3 there
was three hundred feet Of oil and water
In the we'll. They drilled about four
feet, making the depth Of the we'll six
hundred and seVenty-nine feet and are
vet In the sand rock. The salt water
began to get stronger, when 1t was de-
Cided to quilt work and pump the oil
from the we'll with force pump. A
forty barrel tank has been constructed
and the oil will be pumped out to day.
The oil is fine quality Of lubrlGating
oil, such as retails for forty cents gal
lon. Gas continues to flows from the
we'll with as much force as heretofore,
but 1t Is thought that the chief value OF
the we'll depends upon the quantity OF
oil II contains. During the day visitors
to the Welker farm were numerous.
Among the visitors were two strangers.
One was from Pennsylvania who has
had experience In the oil regions OK shat
State and he prOnOunCes the product to
be genuine lubricAting oil. The other
one was from Connecticut, representing
eastern capitalists. The Committee
held a meeting Tuesday evening and
decided to 20 ahead and pump the we'll
and see what quantity Of oil 1t coz.
tained.
PROGRAM FOB DECORATION DAY.
Following is the complete program
for Decoration day. The &. A. T., Sons
OF Veterans and Knights Of st. John
will form at O'Clock .. m. at the g. A.
B. hall, headed by tue Harmonic Band;
will march out North Mill street to
the Catholic cemetery, decorate the
graves there and listen to an address by
Rev. Kuhn; cOuntermarch on Mill to
Main, where the procession will reform,
right resting on EEie, as follows:
Harmonic Band,
Knights Of st. John,
Knights of Pythias,
Slppo Lodge, l. 0. 0 f.,
German Rife Club,
GlueckaUf Blnd,
Fire Department,
Knights OF Labor,
German Pioneers,
Knights of Maccabees,
Daughters Of Veterans,
Sons of Veterans,
Grand Army,
City Council,
Carriage with President Of Day and Ora
tor and 0ff1ciRting Clergymen.
The procession will move promptly a;
Q n, m. TO cemetery and form hollow
sduare around the soldiers monument.
The exercises at the cemetery will be-:
Music, Harmonic Band; chorus, Massil
Ion Male Chorus; address by Post Com
mander; decorating Of graves by G. A.
B., assisted by daughters OF veterans;
prayer by Rev. j. r. Mills; anthem, Male
Chorus; Introductory remarks by al.
Huber, president of the day; Memorial
address by Gen. A. G. Vorisp Of Akron;
music, Male Chorus; benedietiOn by
Rev. r. L. Kemp; music, Harmonic Band;
return Of procession to the city.
OTHER MATTERS.
> VIM. ThOrnb0rg, OF Cleveland, super
intendent Of the nv. B. R.iiin the city
Mr.. @. Edward Dslafield, superlnten
dent Of the Massillon water works, is In
PittsbuTg.
Edgar P. Wright, Of London. Eng
land, Is the guest Of Mr.. Gallagher, on
Ksst street.
Tyrolean WarbIers tonight and to-
morrow night at Bncher's Opera House.
Admission 10, 20 and &c. cents.
The German Pioneer Association will
hold picnic June 10Th In Yenglings
woods, one mile east Of the city.
Parties wishing to attend the unvsll
Ing of the Gen. Steedmsn statue, can do
30 at half fare via the W. & L. e 3. r
The Bowling Green News says: "Mr. |
D, r. Won Kanel and wife, Of Massillon,
are visiting Fred Won Kanel and family
here"
Frank LOher was arrested Tuesday
charged with assault and battery by |
John King. The case will be settled
Mr. ]. A. Biedler, of Cleveland is here
looking for suitable place to establish
an Office for the new Telegraph line
which win soon be built to this city.
The Ladies' Quartette Club appeared |
last night before q small but aDprecia
Eve audience. The threatening storm |
kent many away who would have gone |
had the weather been suitable.
Mr.. Andrew Boerner and wife leaves
tomorrow morning for Toledo, TO at.
lend the unveiling OF the statue OF Maj.
4en. James B. Steedmsn, presented to
he city by William j. Finlsy.
The Peru gnd.) Journal says Of Wal